Purse, handbag, or the like



F. NICKEL.

PURSE, HANDBAG, OR THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 2|. 1920.

1,354,206. PatentedSept. 28,1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRIC KNICKEL, OF NEW YORK, N. 35., ASSIGNOR T0 SPRINGMEYER, PATTTEERG & 00., OF I-IOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, A COREOBATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PURSE, HANDBAG, OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed April 21, 1920. Serial No. 375,645.

To all to hom z't may concern Be it known that I, Fnnnnron NIoKaL, a citizen of the United States, residing at d-i ll Broadway, New York city, New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Purses, Handbags, or the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in purses, hand bags or the like, and is more particularly directed toward the provision of means to fasten the handle to the body of the purse, which means will be secure and efiiective, but which will not so injure the material of the bag either when it is manufactured or during use that it limits the useful life of the bag.

in purses and hand bags heretofore in use, the weakest part of the article and the first to give away in use was the point at which the handle was fastened to the bag.

1 have found that these difiiculties may be avoided by providing a handle fastening device which is adapted to envelop a compantively large amount of material of the hand bag or purse so that the load may be distributed.

In the drawings accompanying this speci fication and forming a part thereof, a preferable embodiment of my invention is set forth in detail for purposes of illustration. In these drawings, Figure 1 represents a fastening device and a portion of a handle before the device has been fastened to the hand bag; Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing a handle fastened to the bag by the device shown in 1; is section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and at is a view taken in the direction of the arrow & of Fig. 3.

The material of the hand bag, purse or the like, is shown at 5, and may comprise the usual materials such as fabrics, leather, imitation leather and the lining of the bag. The handle 6 is fastened to a link 7 in the usual fashion by fastening the end 8 to the body of the handle in any suitable fashion, as for example by stitching.

A sheet metal stamping A is bent to the form shown in Fig. 1. This stamping is transversely bent approximately in the middle, as at 9, to provide two arms or members 10 and 11 substantially parallel with one another. The lower member 11 is provided with an aperture 12 near its free end, while the upper member 10 is bent to form a transverse open U 13 for the reception of the link 7, and with a projecting tongue 14: which may be a continuation of one of the sides of the U 13. The tongue is so located that it can cooperate with the aperture 12. The material 5 of the hand bag, purse or the like is inserted between the parallel embers 10 and 11 until the edge 15 of this material abuts closely the bent portion of the sheet metal stamping, the link 7 being in place. Then the tongue 14: is forced through the fabric 5 and aperture 12 and bent down, as indicated at 16, thereby securely fastening the sheet metal stamping in place and providing a fastening device for the flexible handle 6. It is contemplated, of course, that a similar member will be used at the other side of the hand bag, purse or the like for fastening the other end of the ha dle. As this member will be identical with the one described, detail description is believed to be unneces sary.

l have found that this device distributes ssess in such a manner that the life is considerably increased. It is, of course, apparent that all th material of the hand bag, which is inclosed by the sheet metal loop formed by the arms 10 and 11 bent at 9 and tongue 14-, is rendered ctive in sustaining the forces brought about in carrying the bag.

While I have described a preferable embodiment of my invention 1 would have it understood that the drawings are to be interpreted as illustrative of the invention rather than for limiting the same, as it is obvious that other structures might be used to accomplish substantially the same results.

hat I claim is:

A handle fastening device for bags or the like, comprising a sheet metal member having an aperture near one end, an open transverse U at theother end, one side of the ll being provided with a projecting tongue, said sheet metal member being folded upon itself and inclosing a portion of the material of the hand bag or the like including the margin or edge thereof, the tongue passing through the material and aperture and being bent over.

FREDRICK NICKEL. 

